NOVA
Season 26 Episode 1 - Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude
7.0 ?
1974
Documentary
In 1714, following a maritime disaster, British Parliament offers £20,000 for the first reliable method of determining longitude on a ship at sea. It's known that longitude can be found by comparing a ship's local time to the time at the port of origin. The challenge is finding a clock—a chronometer—that can keep time at sea, where temperature changes, humidity, gravity and a ship's movement affect accuracy. NOVA chronicles the seventeenth-century journey to determine longitude.
Episodes in Season 26
1
Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude
55 min
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2
Chasing El Nino
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3
Terror In Space
55 min
4
Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond
55 min
5
Deadly Shadow of Vesuvius
55 min
6
Ice Mummies: Frozen in Heaven (1)
55 min
7
Ice Mummies: Siberian Ice Maiden (2)
55 min
8
Ice Mummies: Return of the Iceman (3)
55 min
9
Leopards of the Night with David Attenborough
55 min
10
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11
The Beast of Loch Ness
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12
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13
Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvin
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14
Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Fire (1)
55 min
15
Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Car Crash (2)
55 min
16
Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Plane Crash (3)
55 min
17
Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Abandon Ship (4)
55 min
18
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55 min
19
Volcanoes of the Deep
55 min
20
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